Civil Service Growth and China’s Awakening
The article reflects on the yellow peril and China’s awakening, noting government schools and civil service reform. It cites the Civil Service Commission’s twenty-five years since 1883, growth of merit systems, and increasing use of competitive examinations. It compares 1890s applicants to 1907 and highlights President Roosevelt era expansion to about 206,000 competitive positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Ching
Confucius
Civil Service Commission
Roosevelt
Deafness Cured by Constitutional Remedies Says Advertisement
An advertisement proclaims deafness cannot be cured by local applications, urging constitutional treatment. It attributes deafness to inflammation of the Eustachian tube and catarrh, offering a $100 reward for an incurable case and urging readers to Bend for circulars from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. Pills for constipation are also endorsed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Pigeon post and odd tales from the era
A humorous mix notes Don Harris of Herne Bay using homing pigeons to carry orders to his butcher shop, delivering orders via a metal case on a bird’s leg. The piece also surveys quirky vignettes on town names, dialect scenes, electoral basics, waste in post offices, a Haitian naturalization anecdote, nightingale legends, cement walks, and urban road dangers in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Harris
Herne Bay
Homer Higeons
Mr. Harris, Jr
Lrd
Harris
Pigeon Post
Mr. Yarris
London Daily Mail
Practical Shop Showcases Fine Parlor Panels
A historical piece highlights the Practical Shop offering Parlor, Dining Room and Chamber Panels from affordable to high grades. It praises original design treatment and craftsmanship, inviting readers to visit to compare decor possibilities and recognize superior workmanship.
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Lyric Theatre
Good Music Lyric Orchestra
the Daily Progress
CLM Yz Publishing Company
Dzica
N. Sycamore Street
RAI
Raven
Petersburg
Motion Picture House
Ani
Ochildren
South
Colonial Theatre
R. B. Holstein
Bohlders Supply Co., Inc
O. Straisman
Rome
Sauer Kraut
Virginia Hams Park Hams
T. W. Tucker
Halifax Birees
No-fiood
No-Good
Slow
What's
Lether-stide
Mandy
ster-General
An Hatian
Heverley
England
Howard the Confessor
Beata
Progr
Old Fogg
Turkey
New York
Kersey
Goldsten
NEW York Skirt & Waist Co, Inc
Kenilworth
WH. J. Moore
Safes
Ant
Chas
T. Lassiter
Italy
Cor
Sycamore and
Tablits
P. Hare Drug CO
Arshig Lasse
Ss. E. Cor. Perry and
Lawrence Streets
W. H. Elder
R. O. Egerton
Spencer Vaughan
H. C. Southall
Gen. Manaprer
Excelsior
Coles
Brunet & Sommers
Washington
Dp. c
Dswiftag
Petersburg Loan Office
N. Sycamore ST
A. Gellman & Co
Fhone
Smith
Washington Sts
Ig.l.seyler Cor
Balifaz and Gill Sts
Auch Healing Sale
Ng Hollister
Rocky Mountain
Uoluister Dua Company
Madison
E.R. Rok
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